59 FR 25615, May 17, 1994 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scope Rulings AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration, Department of Commerce ACTION: Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1994, and March 31, 1994. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing a list of pending requests for scope clarifications and anticircumvention inquiries. The Department intends to publish future lists within 30 days of the end of each quarter. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 1994. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason R. Field or Wendy J. Frankel, Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482- 5253. Background The Department of Commerce regulations (19 CFR 353.29(d)(8) and 355.29(d)(8)) provide that on a quarterly basis the Secretary will publish in the Federal Register a list of scope rulings completed within the last three months. This notice lists scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1994, and March 31, 1994, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish in July 1994 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April 1, 1994, and June 30, 1994, as well as pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The following lists provide the country, case reference number, requester(s), and a brief description of either the ruling or product subject to the request. Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994 Country: People's Republic of China. A-570-003: Cotton Shop Towels. Win-Tex Products, Inc. (original applicant)--Remanded from the Court of International Trade to determine whether certain cotton shop towels, hemmed or cut and hemmed in Honduras, are within the scope of the order. Our redetermination pursuant to the remand is that these shop towels are within the scope of the order--1/18/94. A-570-501: Paint Brushes. Stanley Works--Paint brushes with a blend of 60% synthetic and 40% natural fibers are outside the scope of the order--3/25/94. Country: Japan. A-588-823: Professional Electric Cutting Tools. Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Electronic Jig Saw Model 4303C is outside the scope of the order--3/25/94. A-588-015: Televisions. AGIV (USA) Inc.-- AIWA Model VX-T1000MK3KEI color TV-VCR combination is outside the scope of the order--1/28/94. A-588-055: Acrylic Sheet. Sekisui America Corp.--ESLON DC PLATE manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., is outside the scope of the finding--3/25/94. A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities--three models of hand-held portable cellular telephones and their subassemblies and/or components thereof are outside the scope of the order--3/25/94. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities--Remanded from the Court of International Trade. Certain portable telephones, subassemblies, and components thereof are outside the scope of the order (24 products)--3/31/94. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994 Country: People's Republic of China. A-570-814: Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. U.S. Fittings Group-- Affirmative determination on the circumvention of the order by adding value in Thailand (modifying pipe fittings to ``finished'' from ``unfinished'' status) after importation from the People's Republic of China--3/25/94. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994 None. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1994 Country: Japan. A-588-818: Personal Word Processors (PWPs)--Smith Corona Corporation. Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the order is being circumvented by the importation, completion and assembly of personal word processor parts and components by Brother Industries (USA), Inc., in the United States, terminated 4/22/94. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1994 Country: Mexico. A-201-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94. .Country: Brazil. A-351-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94. A-351-603: Brass Sheet and Strip. Eluma International Inc.-- Clarification to determine whether brass circles are within the scope of the order. Country: People's Republic of China. A-570-504: Candles. Two's Company--Clarification to determine whether certain decorated pillar candles and red and gold angel taper candle are within the scope of the order. A.J. Cohen--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday taper wax candles are within the scope of the order. Kole Imports--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday taper wax candles are within the scope of the order. E & G Company--Clarification to determine whether certain musical holiday wax candles are within the scope of the order. Country: Korea. A-580-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94. Country: Venezuela. A-307-885: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. Self-initiation. Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within the scope of the order. Affirmative preliminary scope ruling issued on 1/13/94. Country: Japan. A-588-014: Tuners. Alpine Electronics--Clarification to determine whether certain car radio/stereo and/or replacement parts, comprised of four subassemblies and their components, are within the scope of the finding. Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether certain ``front end'' components of car tuners are within the scope of the finding. A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies. Antel Communications Corporation and Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.-- Clarification to determine whether Sanyo Model CMP 351 portable cellular telephone and Antel Model STR 1600 portable cellular telephone are within the scope of the order. Toyocom U.S.A. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs) and High Frequency Crystal Mechanical filters (HCM filters) are within the scope of the order. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities--Remanded from the Court of International Trade. Clarification to determine whether certain portable telephones, subassemblies, and components thereof are within the scope of the order (5 products). Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether Electronic Model MT109 and MT 119 Portable Cellular Telephones are within the scope of the order. TDK Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether Duplexers, Voltage Control Oscillators and Isolators are within the scope of the order. Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.--Clarification to determine whether model CM-H333, and subassemblies thereof are within the scope of the order. A-588-823: Professional Electric Cutting Tools. Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether Router models 3621 and 3621A are within the scope of the order. Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether a bench top wet tile saw is within the scope of the order. Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether Planer model 1912B is within the scope of the order. A-588-604: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof. Koyo Seiko-- Clarification to determine whether certain forgings are within the scope of the order. Affirmative preliminary ruling issued on 2/28/94. A-588-814: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film. Kimoto U.S.A. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether certain Anti-Static Clear Film is within the scope of the order. Country: Argentina. C-357-803: Leather. Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether upper bovine leather without hair on, not whole, prepared after tanning is within the scope of the countervailing duty order. Country: Taiwan. A-570-808: Lug Nuts. Consolidated International--Clarification to determine whether certain hex size lug nuts are within the scope of the order. Country: Sweden. A-401-040: Stainless Steel Plate. Armco, Inc., G.O. Carlson, Allegheny Ludlum Corp., and Washington Steel Corp.--Clarification to determine whether Stavax, Ramax, and 904L are within the scope of the finding. Avesta Sheffield--Clarification to determine whether stainless steel ``hot bands'' are within the scope of the finding. Country: Germany. A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof. Rotek--Clarification to determine whether certain slewing rings are within the scope of the order. SKF--Clarification to determine whether certain textile machinery components are within the scope of the order. Consolidated Saw Mill International (CSMI) Inc.--Clarification to determine whether certain Cambio bearings contained in its sawmill debarker are within the scope of the order. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry Requests as of March 31, 1994 Country: Mexico. A-201-806: Steel Wire Rope. Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope and Specialty Cable Manufacturers--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether a producer of steel wire rope in Mexico is circumventing the antidumping order by importing steel wire strand into the United States where it is wound into steel wire rope. Country: Japan. A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components. BRECOFLEX Corp.-- Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the order is being circumvented by the processing of Japanese belting into belts in Mexico before importation into the United States. Interested parties are invited to comment on the accuracy of the list of pending scope clarification requests. Any comments should be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, room B-099, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Dated: May 11, 1994. Roland L. MacDonald, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance. [FR Doc. 94-11969 Filed 5-16-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P